Forty city parks and playgrounds in Detroit’s neighborhoods are slated for improvements. The mayor’s office announced Thursday that the city will spend $11.7 million over the next two years to improve the parks and playgrounds. Anticipated improvements will include new playgrounds and equipment, new walkways and landscaping, according

Political commentators and media outlets were quick to pounce on a “fascinating” statistic from Bernie Sanders’ victory in the Michigan primary on Tuesday night: Democrats in Dearborn, a city whose population is 40 percent Arab, voted overwhelmingly for Sanders over rival Hillary Clinton (59 percent to 39 percent). The subtext of

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan has announced a new program designed to make buying a home in the city easier. The program, Detroit Home Mortgage was unveiled today. It was created with the support of the Obama Administration’s Detroit Federal Working Group and the Clinton Global Initiative and is designed to work with local banks, foundations

Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres had heard about the health and safety problems at Detroit’s Spain Elementary-Middle School and has asked America to help. They have. The talk show star of the “Ellen DeGeneres Show” secured $500,000 from Lowe’s “in technology, materials for renovations around the campus, and funding for additional staff,”

Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders will get a chance to see the water crisis in Flint firsthand when they come to the state for a March 6 debate, two days before Michigan’s presidential primary election. Clinton, former secretary of state and first lady, called for a debate in Flint on Saturday to …

Construction on the future home of the Detroit Red Wings is in full Redwings gear now and the goal of opening in September 2017 is on track, According to the officials of the team! The spot where center ice will be, 40 feet below street level, is still dirt surrounded by towering steel frames of …

Michigan’s economy is definitely on the upswing and the new year promises more of the same with the state’s unemployment rate on a downward trajectory, auto sales on a tear and the happy surprise of below-$2-a-gallon gasoline putting extra cash in pockets and priming sales of highly profitable SUVs and light trucks. To be sure,

Detroit, Michigan was once a manufacturing goldmine, a city where industry and production combined with a rich culture all built around the automotive industry. Recent years have shown a downward trend into citywide chapter 9 bankruptcy, and the perception of Detroit has become one of a dangerous ghost town. The reality is, it’s a city …

Now is the time to buy and sell homes in Detroit. The median sales price for homes in Detroit for Aug 15 to Nov 15 was $45,000. This represents an increase of 15.4%, or $6,000, compared to the prior quarter and an increase of 28.6% compared to the prior year. Sales prices have appreciated 41.5% …

Dan Gilbert this morning confirmed that a Nike store is opening in downtown Detroit. Gilbert, the founder and chairman of Detroit-based Quicken Loans Inc. and Rock Ventures LLC, said in a Twitter post Wednesday morning that Nike Detroit will open this spring in 22,000 square feet at 1261 Woodward Ave. “Believe. Then see it,” he …